You Only Live Twice (1967) Movie poster and book cover compared.

You Only Live Twice

Lewis Gilbert, 1967

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You Only Live Twice
Ian Fleming, 1964

You Only Live Twice is a movie directed by Lewis Gilbert in 1967 and based on the book of the same name by Ian Fleming, first published in 1964. The movie features Sean Connery, Donald Pleasence, Akiko Wakabayashi, Tetsurô Tanba, Mie Hama, Karin Dor, and others.

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“The movie is neither better nor worse than the book”

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RATING

6.9

/ 10

Movie Poster: You Only Live Twice (Lewis Gilbert, 1967)

7.5

/ 10

Book Cover: You Only Live Twice (Ian Fleming, 1964)

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AUDIOBOOK

Audiobook cover of You Only Live Twice, the 1964 book by Ian Fleming.

You Only Live Twice

Read by: Martin Jarvis

Storyline

American NASA spacecraft Jupiter 16 is hijacked from orbit by an unidentified spaceship. Upon his arrival, Bond attends a sumo match where he is approached by Japanese secret service agent Aki, who takes him to meet local MI6 operative Dikko Henderson.

Movie vs Book

Poster of You Only Live Twice, the 1967 movie by Lewis Gilbert

Year

1967

Minutes

117

Movie Rate

6.90

Source: IMDb

Movie

You Only Live Twice

Country: UK

Year: 1967

Length: 1h57m

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Cover of You Only Live Twice, the 1964 book by Ian Fleming

Year

1964

Pages

214

Book Rate

7.50

S: Goodreads

Book

You Only Live Twice

Country: UK

First published in: 1964

Length: 214 pages

Genre: Fiction

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